Template:Did you know nominations/Octopus cyanea


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 14:37, 12 May 2017 (UTC)

Octopus cyanea

 * ... that this red octopus (pictured) is blue?
 * ALT1:... that the big blue octopus often forms a midden outside its den? Source: "An octopus deposits empty shells outside its den in a pile"
 * Reviewed: Trunajaya's North Coast offensive
 * Comment: The first hook needs the image.

5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 17:38, 1 May 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg 5x expansion and date verified, and QPQ done. Well sourced, with interesting hooks (although I'm sad you didn't work the Octopus's Garden from the ALT1 hook source into hook ALT1). Earwig found absolutely no copying. Good to go, with either hook (but the main hook and its picture preferred). —David Eppstein (talk) 05:25, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Hi, I came to promote this, and would like to use the first hook with the image. But the article doesn't give any details about its changing its color, just that it is good at camouflage. So the link in the hook to blue just seems to be a play on the species' name. Is it possible to add some description of just how the octopus changes – colorwise or other? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:22, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
 * It is indeed a play on the animal's common name. It's scientific name "cyanea" means bluish-green but both seem curious as I haven't seen an image of it that is actually blue. I have added a bit more information to the article from which I could craft another hook, but I'd have thought ALT1 ("rubbish heap" could be substituted for "midden") is interesting enough and would be OK if you don't want to use ALT0. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:05, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg OK, thanks. I just think that ALT0 would be better for April Fools Day. ALT1 is verified and cited inline, as David Eppstein's review noted. ALT1 is good to go. Yoninah (talk) 14:36, 12 May 2017 (UTC)